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The University of Texas admissions controversy grew out of the investigations and public statements of a member of the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Wallace L. Hall Jr. was appointed to a six-year term in February 2011 by then Governor Rick Perry . [ 1 ]
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 51,913 students as of fall 2023, it is also the largest institution in the system. [13]
Waggener Hall is an academic building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. [1] This building houses the Classics Library on the first floor. The Classics and Philosophy Departments are based in Waggener Hall, as well as the Jefferson Scholars Program. It is named for Leslie Waggener, the first president of the university. [2]
The University of Austin (UATX) is a private [4] liberal arts university located in Austin, Texas. [5] The university has established a campus in downtown Austin's Scarbrough Building , and enrolled its first undergraduate cohort in the fall of 2024.
The Frank C. Erwin Jr. Center (originally Special Events Center) was a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.It was also sometimes referred to as "The Drum" or "The Superdrum", owing to its round, drum-like appearance from outside (not to be confused with Big Bertha, the large bass drum used by the University of Texas marching band).
On January 31, 1860, wanting to avoid raising taxes, the legislature authorized the funds for the University of Texas. [7] Article 7, Section 11 of the 1876 Constitution established the Permanent University Fund (PUF), a sovereign wealth fund managed by the Board of Regents of the University of Texas, dedicated to the university's maintenance ...
The Graduate School at The University of Texas at Austin was established in 1910. The school offers advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields of study and has more than 12,000 students. According to the school's website, "[The Graduate School] awards the second highest number of doctoral degrees in the United States."
The Daily Texan is the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin.It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States, with a daily circulation of roughly 12,000 during the fall and spring semesters, and it is among the oldest student newspapers in the South.